A serendipitous request for radiator maintenance led to the overhaul of the Colorado State Capitol’s interior, returning House and Senate chambers to their original turn-of-the-century glory.
Rowland was arguably the premier skyscraper architect of the early 20th century. He designed prominent buildings around the country for years. Yet his name is hardly known outside of architectural circles, and no one had bothered to write a book about the man.
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From the demise of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition to the destruction of the Embarcadero Freeway.
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The company plans to turn a Beaux Arts gem into a lavish gadget store. But there should be a better public use of such a cherished site.
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[W]hen he heard that workers were throwing a coat of gleaming white paint on Union Station’s exposed concrete vaulted ceiling […] he was stunned.
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The Century of Progress Exposition showcased the history and future of science and industry, setting out to restore faith that American ingenuity…
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The Historic Hawaii Foundation organized a grassroots campaign to save the post office, even mailing coconuts—yes, coconuts— all the way to San Francisco…
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A lovely mezzanine emerges from layers of cigarette soot.
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The county's 'Mad Men' buildings hark back to a time when the architecture moved faster than the culture.
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s new list of the most endangered places in the U.S. looks back at 30 years…
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Today, the name George Fred Keck is synonymous with the House of Tomorrow, a 12-sided, glass-and-steel residence built for the 1933 Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago.
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The Triforium in downtown Los Angeles was built with 1,494 hand-blown, multi-colored glass cubes, a 79-note glass bell carillon, and a computer…
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